Final Fantasy XIII-3: Lightning Returns PlayStation 3 News

"There has to be a way to get through," Lightning mutters as she approaches a locked gate in the 'E3 Demo Gameplay' trailer for Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Then she presses a button and it opens. Yes, while it's still a short cutty-snippy 'gameplay' trailer, at least it's more honest than most about what you'll actually do in the game. Read more

Good news: Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII has a firm release date! Bad news: it's February 11, 2014; a mite later than the fall 2013 launch Square Enix had planned. Good news: Squeenix has dropped a new trailer and screenshots (admittedly low-res ones) for the RPG sequel-sequel ahead of its showing at E3 next week. On balance: pleasant news! Read more

By moving to a new "Amazing ATB" battle system, Lightning Returns may represent the boldest change for a mainline Final Fantasy game ever. Read more

While the upcoming Lightning Returns is effectively "Final Fantasy XIII-3," there are many reasons why Square Enix opted to avoid that title. Yoshinori Kitase, producer of the franchise, told us that one of the reasons for the unconventional title is to bolster sales numbers. Read more

Square Enix has dropped the first trailer for its final, final, final chapter of Final Fantasy... XIII. The peek at Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII reveals Lightning will be bouncing around a very European city in some outlandish garb. If you didn't know better, you might swear you were looking at a JRPG take on Assassin's Creed. Read more

Square Enix has revealed a host of new details about Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, from the plot to the battle system. Read more

As expected, Final Fantasy XIII-2 is getting a sequel. But it's not called Final Fantasy XIII-3. Nope. Today, Square Enix announced the end of this unexpected trilogy with Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Read more